เง่อ
ngə̂əMeaning
1AdverbC1
foolishly; blankly
in a foolish, blank, or awkward way, especially when sitting or waiting with nothing useful to do
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillลืมlʉʉmลืมlʉʉm1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyบอกbɔ̀ɔkบอกbɔ̀ɔk1[to] tell; inform2[to] tell; instruct; ask [sb] to do [sth]3[to] indicate; showเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeยกเลิกนัดyók-lə̂ək-nátยกเลิกนัดyók-lə̂ək-nát[to] cancel an appointmentปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâi1[to] let; allow (sb/sth to do/happen)2[to] leave/let (sb/sth) remain in a state; neglectเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitเง่อngə̂əเง่อngə̂əfoolishly; blanklyอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛcoffee shop; café
He forgot to tell his friend that the appointment was canceled, leaving his friend sitting there foolishly waiting at the coffee shop.
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พอporเครื่องบินkrêuuang binดีเลย์dee-layผู้โดยสารpôo dohy-săanก็gâwทำอะไรtam à-raiไม่ได้mâi dâaiนอกจากnôk jàakนั่งnângเง่อngêrอยู่ที่yòo têeหน้าnâaเกgayตt
When the flight was delayed, the passengers couldn't do anything but sit around blankly at the gate.
หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiโปรเจกต์bproo-jèekถูกtùukระงับrá-ngápกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnทีมงานtiim-ngaanทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂ถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpนั่งnângเง่อngə̂əเพราะprɔ́ไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngจัดการjàt-gaanกับgàpงานngaanที่tîiค้างอยู่káang-yùuอย่างไรyàang-rai
After the project was abruptly suspended, the entire team was left sitting around awkwardly, not knowing how to handle the pending work.
การปล่อยให้gaan bplòi hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaนั่งnângรอrorเง่อngêrโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeการgaanแจ้งความคืบหน้าjâeng kwaam kûup nâaใดๆdai daiถือเป็นtĕu bpenความบกพร่องkwaam bòk prôngอย่างyàangร้ายแรงráai raengในnaiการบริการgaan bo-rí-gaan
Leaving customers waiting awkwardly without providing any status updates is considered a severe flaw in customer service.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
ngə̂ə
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |